Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in China
China: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.2425 UIS estimate in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in China, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in China stood at 0.2425 UIS estimate. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in China peaked at 0.3162 UIS estimate in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2425 UIS estimate, in 2023.
China ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in China, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2635 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.2716 UIS estimate | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2899 UIS estimate | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2769 UIS estimate | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2933 UIS estimate | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3143 UIS estimate | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3162 UIS estimate | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2985 UIS estimate | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2465 UIS estimate | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2516 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2749 UIS estimate | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2425 UIS estimate | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2905 UIS estimate | 0.2635 UIS estimate | 0.3162 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2539 UIS estimate | 0.2425 UIS estimate | 0.2749 UIS estimate | 4 |
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More education data for China
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in China?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in China was 0.2425 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3162 UIS estimate in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2425 UIS estimate in 2023.
- How does China rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- China ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release